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Forest Service Receives Overwhelming Opposition to Proposed Commercial Logging Projects
Over 99% of public comments submitted opposed the project.
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Forest Service Reopens Thomas Fire Area, Some Trails and Campgrounds Remain Closed
Trails on Santa Barbara city and county land remain closed, and caution is urged in some areas that have reopened.
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ForestWatch Volunteers Give La Cumbre Peak a Spring Cleaning
Volunteer crew removes over 600 pounds of trash from the coastal peak above Santa Barbara.
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ForestWatch Volunteers Clean Up West Cuesta Ridge
Volunteers spend morning in the clouds removing over 600 pounds of trash from the ridge near San Luis Obispo.
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ForestWatch and UCSB Adventure Programs Volunteers Clean Up the Playground
Volunteers remove over 400 pounds of broken glass, cans, and tires from the area in the mountains above Goleta.
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Judge Rules in Favor of Oil Drilling in Santa Paula Canyon Case
Ruling will allow 19 new oil wells in the scenic and biologically-important canyon.
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Volunteers Remove 400 Pounds of Trash from Upper Sespe Watershed
The group spent morning cleaning up bullet casings, broken glass, and shot-up targets such as scuba tanks and street signs.
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Appeal Challenges Oil Drilling in California’s Carrizo Plain National Monument
This is the first new oil well approved in the national monument since it was established in 2001.
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Forest Service Plans Commercial Logging Near Mt. Pinos with No Environmental Review
Projects could impact California condors and spotted owls.
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